The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-06
THROUGH THE THROAT.
MOST rnonAprY a HOMICIDE
At = O'clock this Mornin: In n Market
Street Saioon-Tho Proprietor Shoots n
Nun Through tho Neck because lie
Refuses TO Leave tho Place.

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Refuses 10 Leave tho Place.
Sam Solomon, OF steubenyille, IVES shot
this morning shortly after 9 o'clock by
John D. Schmidt, in the faloon
OF tho latter, known ss 1.-THE
Orleans" and located on Market street,
Just aou.h OF Fourteenth. The ball Of 50
caliber, struck him in the threat, inhict.
Ing an ugly wound.
Schmidt wss arrested by Officer DuIey.
There were three shots fred in rapid
succession. Officer Dutley WAS about a
squsre above the place, and did not hear
the shots, but a man ran up from the 60
loon and told him Of the shooting. He
ran down, and entered the saloon. John
Schmidt, the proprietor, came forward
dcred bis revolver, q Belf.cocker, Of 3S
caliber. DuGey took him into custody
and took him TO police headquarters.
Schmidt was afraid como Of Solomons
friends would shoot him.
sCHMIDT's STORY.
Schmidt was eeen on his way to head
quarters by IN ISTILLiuRScgR reporter,
and though very much excited he told his
story. He said party oil men were drink
Ing In the place Mt tho invitation OF A. NJ.
Walter, former proprietor OF the Tidal
Wave" saloon. A dispute arose. as to
what Solomon had ordered and ho called
Schmidt q d. liar. Schmidt responded
without getting angry, but Solomon added
very approbrious epithete, whereupon. he
was ordered out.
He responded. "You come from behind
that bar and I'll lick you"
~ know you can do it." Schmidt allc9cg
he sid, "because you arc bigger man;
but If you are not out OF here in five
minutes I'll PCT you out, or find come
body to do 1t Tor me-.
Solomon-so Schmidt aayB-reached Tor
his hip pocket, When schmidtricked up
the revolver from shelf under the coun-
ter and fired. He then stepped around
the counter and fired twice more.
Solomon and friend walked out, and
Schmidt offered to give UP the gun, but no
one would take it till Officer Dudley ar.
jrived. s2
| soLoMoN's WOUND. : s,@l
From persona who Saw Solomon alter
the shooting 1t WIS learned that one OF the
balls-the second shot, Schmidt thinks
struck him in the throat juas at the de-
preston OF the collar bone. A ball OF 80
large a. sizs piercing there must neces.
sarily cause dangerous,iif not necessarily
fatal wound. r..
1t was supposed that Solomon aud his
friend went to hunt physician, but no
trace of them could be found either by
INTELLlGEScRR reporie,S or Officer Dutfey.
lie walked up street SIS white as 8 sheet,
passing Twelfth street on Market.
Solomon is heavy.buils man, and is
said by thcse who know hin to bs come.
thing, OF a slugger. He has been iu diff
cul;ies here before. His parentS live in
,Stcubenville, but be spends Il good deal
Of his time here. IL.
A police court warrant is In existenGe
| for Solomon on charge Of taking part in
q famous row on an Elm Grove Car two
yeara -ago, nearly, and also State
warrant on charge Ct cutting a man
with whom he got iuto an alteration st
thaArliugton several months ago.
It WIS reported shortly after 5 o'clock
u physician had examined Solomon's
wound and gave it as his opinion that be
was fatally hurt, and might lot live till
day light. FFI
- SOLOMON FOUND.
About ten minutes alter three o'clock
Officer Duley, accompanied by two report
ers, started up Market street to look for
the wounded man about The Second ward
marketjhouse, it having beerTeported that
he had been taken up that way. They
were NIT at the corner OF Twelfth street
by Jim Fleming, who hailed the party
and informed them that he had juGt taken
Solomon to his rooms at No. ia Twelfth
street. The party at once hurried 10 that
place. The house is small two.Btory
frame standing back from the street, on
the SOUTH aide midway between Byron
and Jacob streets, and is said to be occu-
pied by q Mira. Refining and her daughter,
Mary. 1879
Solomon waa found lying in bed. A lit
Tie to the left Of the middle line OF the
neck and about m inch above tho cofiar
bone, there was large ugly hole,
made. evidently by the bali
from q 3S.calibre revolver. Solomon
was considerably in liquor, and in addi-
ton, was badly dazed by the shock.
Standing by. the bed on which no Icy
were the two women referred to, physi-
clan who had been reused by Fleming
and Solomon IS they were on thsir way
to the house, and one or two men.
THE BALL NOT FOUND. .-z-
The physician informed tho reporters
that he had probed pretty deep for the
ball, but had been unable to find il. He
could not state definitely just how dan
gerous the wound was until the effects of
tho liquor bad worn OF. Tbs wound is in
a place where large blood yeesels and |
nerves are found. Nope OF the nerves
appear to DO injured, and tLero ID very
little external bleeding.
How bad the internal bleeding Is cannot |
st this time be stated.
Solomon asked for the young woman,
Mary, and ehe bent over him moaning
and crying. He whispered something to |
her and she again broke Que wailing.
When told that Schmidt was under ar-
rest no eaid: ~ don't want anything
done to him; but he had no business to do |
me up in this cowaidly manner"
When asked how the shooting occurred,
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